diff --git a/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/Hibernate_Reference.xml b/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/Hibernate_Reference.xml
index c71d9cf64f..4a12bb6472 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/Hibernate_Reference.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/Hibernate_Reference.xml
@@ -91,5 +91,7 @@
 
     <xi:include href="content/best_practices.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
 
+    <xi:include href="content/bibliography.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+
 </book>
 
diff --git a/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/bibliography.xml b/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/bibliography.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a796bac70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/bibliography.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<!--
+  ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+  ~
+  ~ Copyright (c) 2009, Red Hat Middleware LLC or third-party contributors as
+  ~ indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
+  ~ statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
+  ~ distributed under license by Red Hat Middleware LLC.
+  ~
+  ~ This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
+  ~ copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
+  ~ Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+  ~
+  ~ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  ~ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+  ~ or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+  ~ for more details.
+  ~
+  ~ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+  ~ along with this distribution; if not, write to:
+  ~ Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+  ~ 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+  ~ Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+  -->
+<!DOCTYPE bibliography PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<bibliography>
+    <title>References</title>
+
+    <biblioentry id="biblio-PoEAA">
+        <abbrev>PoEAA</abbrev>
+        <title>Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture</title>
+        <isbn>0-321-12742-0</isbn>
+        <authorgroup>
+            <author>
+                <firstname>Martin</firstname>
+                <surname>Fowler</surname>
+            </author>
+        </authorgroup>
+        <copyright>
+            <year>2003</year>
+            <holder>Pearson Education, Inc.</holder>
+        </copyright>
+        <publisher>
+            <publishername>Addison-Wesley Publishing Company</publishername>
+        </publisher>
+    </biblioentry>
+
+    <biblioentry id="biblio-JPwH">
+        <abbrev>JPwH</abbrev>
+        <title>Java Persistence with Hibernate</title>
+        <subtitle>Second Edition of Hibernate in Action</subtitle>
+        <isbn>1-932394-88-5</isbn>
+        <bibliomisc>
+            <ulink url="http://www.manning.com/bauer2"/>
+        </bibliomisc>
+        <authorgroup>
+            <author>
+                <firstname>Christian</firstname>
+                <surname>Bauer</surname>
+            </author>
+            <author>
+                <firstname>Gavin</firstname>
+                <surname>King</surname>
+            </author>
+        </authorgroup>
+        <copyright>
+            <year>2007</year>
+            <holder>Manning Publications Co.</holder>
+        </copyright>
+        <publisher>
+            <publishername>Manning Publications Co.</publishername>
+        </publisher>
+    </biblioentry>
+
+</bibliography>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/preface.xml b/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/preface.xml
index 72953c60b8..52750ec64a 100644
--- a/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/preface.xml
+++ b/documentation/manual/src/main/docbook/en-US/content/preface.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 
     <para>
         Working with object-oriented software and a relational database can be cumbersome
-        and time consuming in today's enterprise environments. Hibernate is an object/relational
-        mapping tool for Java environments. The term object/relational mapping (ORM) refers to
+        and time consuming in today's enterprise environments. Hibernate is an Object/Relational
+        Mapping tool for Java environments. The term Object/Relational Mapping (ORM) refers to
         the technique of mapping a data representation from an object model to a relational
         data model with a SQL-based schema.
     </para>
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
             <para>
-                Use this reference documentation as your primary source of information.
-                Consider reading <emphasis>Java Persistence with Hibernate</emphasis>
-                (http://www.manning.com/bauer2) if you need more help with application
-                design, or if you prefer a step-by-step tutorial. Also visit
-                http://caveatemptor.hibernate.org and download the example application
-                for Java Persistence with Hibernate.
+                Use this reference documentation as your primary source of
+                information.  Consider reading <biblioref linkend="biblio-JPwH"/>
+                if you need more help with application design, or if you prefer
+                a step-by-step tutorial. Also visit
+                <ulink url="http://caveatemptor.hibernate.org"/> and download
+                the example application from <biblioref linkend="biblio-JPwH"/>.
             </para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
             <para>
-                Third party demos, examples, and tutorials are linked on the Hibernate
-                website.
+                Links to third party demos, examples, and tutorials are maintained
+                on the Hibernate website.
             </para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>